Accountant at eRecruiter Nigeria

Our client is a platform for food factories and a logistics firm focused on oil produce. The client is supported and funded by AfDB and various multinational investment firms. They now have an opening for an Accountant (Akwa Ibom)

Job Summary
 
In this role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for reporting on the financial health of the company's business units and the company as a whole. You will analyze day-to-day expenses for historical and real-time insights. You will also build efficiency and reliability in record-keeping and payment processes. This is a new position within the company that was previously managed by the Founders. As such, You are expected to take ownership of accounting at the company. While others on the team will be deeply attuned with your work, you will be the primary driver and responsible party for the responsibilities below.

Key Responsibilities:

Real-time accounting and reconciliation:

• Using spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and Bank Statements to reconcile accounts
• Weekly historical reports with visuals and graphs to guide team financial behavior
• First line of defence, promptly flagging of financial discrepancies or misuses of funds
• Automate workflow and payroll:
• Handling salary and other internal payments
• Ensure company compliance with financial and fiduciary policies

Requirements

Skills/Qualities

• Zero Defect: Ability to quickly and thoughtfully accomplish tasks without mistakes
• Implication Synthesis: Strong ability to convey the “so what” of both basic and complex information
• Strong Communicator: Adept user of WhatsApp and Google drive for communication.
• Owner: Competence and excitement to become an authority on the company’s financial health
• Unblockable Collaborator: Almost never allows collaboration with team members to slow progress

Experience/Qualifications

• Corporate Accounting: Deep, tangible experience doing accounting at the corporate level (4+ years)
• Analytical Capability: Advanced user of Excel and other accounting software used for data aggregation
• Strong experience as an Accountant
• Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Intermediate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, gaining experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues
• Preferably female

Benefits

Performance bonus also available.